Lawyer overview
Antony K. Haynes is a Partner in the Firm and Group Head of the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice Group. He brings nearly 30 years of experience to the firm and advises clients on cybersecurity and data privacy issues.
Antony is a Professor of Law and Director of Cyber Security and Data Privacy Law at Albany Law School, where he created the Online Graduate School as well as the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Program. He is a former Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives. He has trained hundreds of senior leaders in business and government on cybersecurity and data privacy, and has been a guest lecturer at Harvard University, University of Maryland, State University of New York, and other institutions.
Antony is also a Director at MountainOne Bank, where he serves on the Audit Committee and the Asset-Liability Committee.
Previously, Antony practiced at two large global law firms, where he handled matters involving national security, commercial litigation, and intellectual property. He has advised technology companies on business and legal strategy, and has helped raise seed funding for new ventures.
Antony was an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Air Force Academy, where he developed the Academy’s cybersecurity curriculum and also helped create the inter-Academy cyber defense exercise. While in the U.S. Air Force, he served as an Intelligence Officer, where he focused on planning cyber operations, signals intelligence, and all source intelligence analysis.
Positions
Board Member and Audit Committee Member, MountainOne Bank
Chair, Legal Redress Committee, NAACP Berkshire County Branch
Board Member, Consumers for a Responsive Legal System
Publications
“Defending the Digital World: The Vital Role of Legal Professionals in Cybersecurity”, Albany Law School Online Graduate Programs, Oct. 12, 2023
Dennis L. Powell, Antony Haynes and Shirley Edgerton, Meaningful Diversity Efforts Require an Inclusion Report Card, The Berkshire Eagle (Feb. 4, 2023).
Antony Haynes & Andrew Grosso, Chapter Four: Algorithmic Bias and the Law, in Extending Justice: Strategies to Increase Inclusion and Reduce Bias (B Donald & S Redfield 2 ed. 2022).
The Ethical Duties of Technology Competence and Reasonable Cyber Security, Albany County Bar Association Newsletter (Feb. 2018).
Antony Haynes & Todd Stratton, Cyber Defense 2003 & Information Assurance Education, in 2003 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man & Cybernetics (Peer Reviewed).
Awards
- Faculty Award for Excellence in Service, Albany Law School (2020)
- Cardozo/BMI Entertainment & Communications Law Moot Court Competition Best Oralist (2007)
- Air Force Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service
- 9th Air Force Outstanding Intelligence Company Grade Officer of the Year (1999)
- National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention
Presentations & Lectures
Extensive speaking engagements including keynote addresses at Northern District of New York Federal Court Bar Association, Harvard Kennedy School, and University of Maryland on topics spanning cybersecurity, artificial intelligence bias, data privacy, and algorithmic justice.